Longissimus Capitis
Original Editor Oyemi Sillo
Lead Editors - {{Special:Contributors/Template:Merihan Hussein}}
Description[edit | edit source]
Longissimus Capitis belongs to the intermediate column of the Sacrospinalis group of muscles.[1]
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Origin[edit | edit source]
Posterior surface of transverse processes of T1 to T5 and the articular tubercle of C4 to C7.[2]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Posterior margin of mastoid process and the temporal bone.[2][3]
Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]
Dorsal rami of cervical and thoracic spinal nerves (C6 to T4).[4]
Blood Supply[edit | edit source]
Muscular branches of the occipital artery from the external carotid artery.[4]
Action[edit | edit source]
Acting bilaterally, extends and hyperextends head; acting unilaterally, flexes and rotates the head ipsilaterally.[2]
Trigger Point Referral Pattern[edit | edit source]
Pain is usually referred around the ear, but can also refer nearby into the neck and behind the eye.[5]
Muscle Activation[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/longissimus_capitis_1
- ↑ http://www.primalonlinelearning.com/cedaandp/muscular_system/muscles_of_the_back.aspx#longissimuscapitis
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/5205/
- ↑ http://abbottcenter.com/bostonpaintherapy/?p=1492
